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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 20/07/2026

You only have one more week to apply for the EMBL Course #EMBLSBXTech: s.embl.org/sbx26-01-bl This course is designed for wet-lab biologists, scientists, and technicians who work or want to start working in genomics. 🧪 Apply by 27 July Date: 9 – 13 November 2026 Location: EMBL Heidelberg

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Rob Patro @robp.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Yes, Linus; yes.

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Tobias Rausch @trausch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Wally, our command-line genome alignment plotter, is now available as a client-only web app: no install, no upload, runs entirely in your browser: www.gear-genomics.com/wally/

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Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🎉 #Preprint alert! Excited to share this new study from our postdoc Carsten Hain on centromeres! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... This work presents HORoSCOPE, a computational framework that infers centromere architecture and size directly from short-read sequencing data. (1/3)

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Heng Li @lh3lh3.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Blog post on "The AI Rewrite Dilemma": lh3.github.io/2026/04/17/t...

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The AI Rewrite Dilemma

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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Some Swedish hockey players demonstrate various winter Olympic sports. 😁 (sound on) #Olympics

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Steven Salzberg @stevensalzberg.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

very sad news. Peer Bork was one of the leaders of our field, a wonderful scientist, and he's much too young to be gone. www.embl.org/news/embl-an...

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In remembrance of Peer Bork | EMBL

EMBL and its community are deeply saddened by the death of Peer Bork, the organisation’s Interim Director General.

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Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I want to spell this out in case the implications aren't clear: This means all public tools/webapps of GISAID data (all the ones you've been used to seeing thru the pandemic, as far as we can tell) are prohibited. The file allowed this. Cut that - cut off all tools the public & others were using.

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EMBL @embl.org · 29/10/2025

Can an AI tool help us better understand the origins of cancer? Researchers from EMBL's Korbel Group have developed a new AI method – MAGIC – which, through a game of molecular laser tag, is shedding light on how chromosomal abnormalities form in cells. www.embl.org/news/science...

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Eileen Furlong @eileen-furlong.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Open Team Leader position @embl.org to head & reshape our Genomics Core facility. Interested in providing & developing state-of-the art omics tech to a wide community? A very vibrant, dynamic place to work with fantastic colleagues. Closing Sept 30th embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

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Team Leader – Genomics Core Facility and Method Development

Are you ready to lead a cutting-edge Genomics Core facility while developing state of the art genomics methods? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking talented scientists to develop and lead a cutting-edge G...

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EMBL @embl.org · 07/08/2025

We’re looking for curious, innovative science leaders at EMBL Heidelberg! 🔬🧬🦠 Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary community where collaboration and innovation are nurtured at all levels. Take a look at these four open positions 👇

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Eileen Furlong @eileen-furlong.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept ‪@embl.org has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

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Group Leader - Genome Biology Unit

Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Genome Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group addressing exciting and original biological...

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Tobias Rausch @trausch.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Very nice summary of our latest paper by @samarendra-pani.bsky.social Thanks for all your hard work and outstanding contributions to this project!

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Tobias Marschall @tobiasmar.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Two papers in today's issue of @nature.com ‬: 1) we assemble 65 genomes to near completion, including centromeres and the MHC. tinyurl.com/3huhax6w. 2) we sequence 1,019 genomes from the 1kGP with long reads, revealing SVs down to low allele frequencies tinyurl.com/wbx3we9x.

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Complex genetic variation in nearly complete human genomes - Nature

Using sequencing and haplotype-resolved assembly of 65 diverse human genomes, complex regions including the major histocompatibility complex and centromeres are analysed.

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EMBL @embl.org · 23/07/2025

EMBL researchers and their collaborators have provided exciting new insights into human genetic variation by building upon the 1000 Genomes Project dataset. The two studies constitute what may be the most complete overview of the human genome to date. www.embl.org/news/science...

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Rob Patro @robp.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Sorry guys, I can't come out to play, I have to read the new paper by Gene Meyers, Richard Durbin and Chenxi Zhou!

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Ben Langmead @benlangmead.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Now published! Note that since Vikram's original post (quoted here), he's made it easy to dynamically update a set of multi-MUMs (e.g. when more genomes are added to a pangenome) and to find multi-MUMs for huge collections like HPRCv2 genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Mumemto: efficient maximal matching across pangenomes - Genome Biology

Aligning genomes into common coordinates is central to pangenome construction, though computationally expensive. Multi-sequence maximal unique matches (multi-MUMs) help to frame and solve the multiple...

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Adam Phillippy @aphillippy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

The human pangenome continues to grow and improve! Release 2 is here! Click through for the details, but this is a pretty amazing dataset including not just the phased assemblies, but PacBio HiFi, ONT Ultralong, Dovetail/Illumina Hi-C, PacBio Kinnex, and Illumina WGS for all samples

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Genome Research @genomeresearch.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

SPECIAL ISSUE Part 2! This month @genomeresearch.bsky.social publishes a diverse collection of articles offering novel biological and clinical insights gained using long-read DNA and RNA sequencing technologies and other long molecule approaches. tinyurl.com/Genome-Res-3...

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 30/01/2025

If you’re a #cancer researcher looking to use high throughput sequencing and single-cell technologies, then this course is for you! Make sure you've applied by 9 Feb: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... Some financial assistance is available. See the course page for more info. #OncSky #GeneSky 🧪🖥️🧬

Course at EMBL-EBI
Cancer genomics and transcriptomics
12 - 16 May 2025
Virtual

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EMBL @embl.org · 04/02/2025

On #WorldCancerDay, we feature how EMBL’s research & services are aiding the fight against cancer. From prediction methods to studying cancer mechanisms – every discovery advances our collective knowledge about this global health challenge. 👇 Learn more: www.embl.org/news/tag/can... 🧪 #cansky

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EMBL @embl.org · 27/01/2025

Recruitment for the EMBL International PhD Programme is officially open! 🔊 At EMBL, we train young scientists to become skilled and creative future leaders in academia, industry & other sectors. Start your career in the life sciences with us! www.embl.org/about/info/e... 🧪 #AcademicSky #careers

EMBL International PhD Programme Summer Recruitment Applications open. Applications close 10 March 2025.

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Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Around genomics, I am looking forward to large scale long read datasets - both Oxford Nanopore and PacBio (COI: I am long established consultant to Oxford Nanopore) where we can get "full" genome representation both for germline and somatic cases. This will transform repeat+structural variant calls

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EMBL @embl.org · 08/01/2025

Athenaeum Dietrich Götze Stiftung has generously supported EMBL’s childhood leukaemia research. 🧪 Scientists hope that cell markers they discovered help to understand disease relapse better and lead to more effective treatment. #EMBL50 #MolBiol #Leukemia www.embl.org/news/connect...

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12 moments of philanthropy: #12 New frontiers in childhood cancer research | EMBL

The Athenaeum Dietrich Götze Stiftung fuels impactful EMBL research that aims to better understand treatment-resistant childhood leukaemia.

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Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Before Christmas I did threads on the application areas of genomics in rare disease (bsky.app/profile/ewan...) and in common disease (bsky.app/profile/ewan...) - now I am going to focus on Cancer genomics

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Mike Schatz @mikeschatz.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Sometimes you just have to persevere through negative reviews. Reviewers, please be kind :) #methodsmatter bit.ly/gs2-scholar

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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The preliminary #eshg25 program is online. Stellar line-up of invited speakers - full breadth of our amazing field. Grateful to a wonderful SPC @eshg that made this possible. See you all in Milan next year! 2025.eshg.org/programme-at...

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Programme at a Glance

Pre-conference courses Thursday, May 22, 2025 & Friday, May 23, 2025 - TBA Conference programme Saturday, May 24, 2025 08:30 - 10:00 Educational Sessions E01 E01 Single cell genomics and diseases W...

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